Re: the Packages web page [Re: Dissatisfied w/Debian? Make something 'pure'.]
Josip Rodin wrote:
>
> On Mon, Jun 12, 2000 at 11:26:26AM -0500, Keith G. Murphy wrote:
> > [non-free is] acknowledged here:
> >
> > http://www.debian.org/distrib/packages
> >
> > which I imagine to be the starting point for most folks loading Debian
> > off the web.
> >
> > The Social Contract and that page also both clearly mention that
> > non-free is not part of the Debian distribution.
>
> <offtopic>[1] I've modified the above web page[2] a couple of days ago
> (incited by this flame^Odiscussion) to more clearly say that main is the
> official Debian GNU/Linux distribution, and that it contains only packages
> that are DFSG compliant. That way, main is more emphasized than the other
> parts, which are described basically as add-ons. If anyone (native
> speakers?) cares to take a look, and if necessary improve the wording,
> please send comments to the debian-www list (or to me personally).
>
Thanks for mentioning that. I *thought* it was clearer than it used to
be, and thought I was losing my memory.
It looks absolutely great to me, and probably addresses the concerns of
a few who are tempted to support this resolution. But again, IANADD.
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